diff --git a/src/blurhelper/windowblur.cpp b/src/blurhelper/windowblur.cpp
index 8e523d0..359c78c 100644
--- a/src/blurhelper/windowblur.cpp
+++ b/src/blurhelper/windowblur.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,62 @@
  */
 
 #include "windowblur.h"
+
+#include <QApplication>
 #include <QPainterPath>
 #include <KWindowEffects>
 
+static QRegion roundedRegion(const QRect &rect, int radius, bool topLeft, bool topRight, bool bottomLeft, bool bottomRight)
+{
+    QRegion region(rect, QRegion::Rectangle);
+
+    if (topLeft) {
+        // Round top-left corner.
+        const QRegion topLeftCorner(rect.x(), rect.y(), radius, radius, QRegion::Rectangle);
+        const QRegion topLeftRounded(rect.x(), rect.y(), 2 * radius, 2 * radius, QRegion::Ellipse);
+        const QRegion topLeftEar = topLeftCorner - topLeftRounded;
+        region -= topLeftEar;
+    }
+
+    if (topRight) {
+        // Round top-right corner.
+        const QRegion topRightCorner(
+            rect.x() + rect.width() - radius, rect.y(),
+            radius, radius, QRegion::Rectangle);
+        const QRegion topRightRounded(
+            rect.x() + rect.width() - 2 * radius, rect.y(),
+            2 * radius, 2 * radius, QRegion::Ellipse);
+        const QRegion topRightEar = topRightCorner - topRightRounded;
+        region -= topRightEar;
+    }
+
+    if (bottomRight) {
+        // Round bottom-right corner.
+        const QRegion bottomRightCorner(
+            rect.x() + rect.width() - radius, rect.y() + rect.height() - radius,
+            radius, radius, QRegion::Rectangle);
+        const QRegion bottomRightRounded(
+            rect.x() + rect.width() - 2 * radius, rect.y() + rect.height() - 2 * radius,
+            2 * radius, 2 * radius, QRegion::Ellipse);
+        const QRegion bottomRightEar = bottomRightCorner - bottomRightRounded;
+        region -= bottomRightEar;
+    }
+
+    if (bottomLeft){
+        // Round bottom-left corner.
+        const QRegion bottomLeftCorner(
+            rect.x(), rect.y() + rect.height() - radius,
+            radius, radius, QRegion::Rectangle);
+        const QRegion bottomLeftRounded(
+            rect.x(), rect.y() + rect.height() - 2 * radius,
+            2 * radius, 2 * radius, QRegion::Ellipse);
+        const QRegion bottomLeftEar = bottomLeftCorner - bottomLeftRounded;
+        region -= bottomLeftEar;
+    }
+
+    return region;
+}
+
 WindowBlur::WindowBlur(QObject *parent) noexcept
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_view(nullptr)
@@ -111,10 +164,7 @@ void WindowBlur::updateBlur()
     if (m_view) {
         if (m_enabled) {
             QRect rect = QRect(0, 0, m_rect.width(), m_rect.height());
-            QPainterPath path;
-            rect.adjust(1, 1, -1, -1);
-            path.addRoundedRect(rect, m_windowRadius, m_windowRadius);
-            KWindowEffects::enableBlurBehind(m_view->winId(), true, path.toFillPolygon().toPolygon());
+            KWindowEffects::enableBlurBehind(m_view->winId(), true, roundedRegion(rect, m_windowRadius, true, true, true, true));
         } else {
             KWindowEffects::enableBlurBehind(m_view->winId(), false);
         }
diff --git a/src/controls/Units.qml b/src/controls/Units.qml
index 1a5dc7f..10939ab 100644
--- a/src/controls/Units.qml
+++ b/src/controls/Units.qml
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ QtObject {
      * the default font as rendered on the screen, so it takes user-configured font size and DPI
      * into account.
      */
-    property int smallSpacing: Math.floor(gridUnit / 4)
+    // property int smallSpacing: Math.floor(gridUnit / 4)
+    property int smallSpacing: 6
 
     /**
      * units.largeSpacing is the amount of spacing that should be used inside bigger UI elements,